About isabelcooper

I'm Izzy. I write stuff: mostly vaguely fantasy stuff, and most notably the following books:
Hickey of the Beast, published March 2011 by Candlemark and Gleam
No Proper Lady, published September 2011 by Sourcebooks
Lessons After Dark, forthcoming in April 2012 from Sourcebooks
I also like video games, ballroom dancing, and various geeky hobbies like LARPing.
I have been known to voluntarily purchase and eat circus peanuts. Like, a whole bag at once.

Hey, everyone! This week I’m away from the office and also my normal amount of drink, so Tarot will continue next week. (I’ll be in California, with my family, and thus probably drinking a lot. I do not rule out … Continue reading →

Hey so I’m back! Having gone through the Major Arcana, we’re moving on to the Minor. These are the ones that, if you take out either the Knight or the Page from each suit, correspond basically to playing cards. Swords … Continue reading →

Runner up traditions of the British Navy? If one thing has become clear over writing this blog so far, it’s that there are a million and two Tarot deck variants, so I would be deeply unsurprised to find that both … Continue reading →

So I was reading American Crime Story recaps yesterday and then it was like 10:30 PM, so…belated Tarot at work! Today, the first card is The Moon. It involves the Moon, le duh, shining (and in many decks, casting weird … Continue reading →

Yeah. Tarot next week. Meanwhile, enjoy this article on the Mary Sue and the related Twitter feed wherein my friend and fellow author Melissa Caruso discusses the logistics of fighting in various fancy outfits. I have some of the same … Continue reading →

Still writing at work! Now with the bonus that I woke up every two hours last night and have turned to various caffeinated beverages to stay focused, or at least give the appearance thereof. As an occasional reminder: if you … Continue reading →

Mostly because work is slow, yet inexplicably frowns on me doing shots at my desk. I did eat half a cup of “Pub Mix” from the breakroom, though, so there’s at least the symbolism of being alcohol-adjacent. The first card … Continue reading →